The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-09

sADfcAKNOr. ing the septennats
Of Mcmahon, the republic was supposed to be
firmly consolidated by Thior,. but fresh dis
sessions arose President Crews sonin law
" ilson was detected IN corrupt practices,
Grey, was forced 10 resign, and up rose tn
everlasting inquiry, What is to be done nexti
The trouble was that each successive gov
eminent had LETT ia Franco party Of follow.
cl.. each party hoping ior restoration OF IL
tIyOrite sy5tem, each denOuncing all the
others a. eneme, OF the country on Of liberty
And there were as many candidates rs parties
First and strongest unle-s the republican
factions could unite were the monaTchists,
whose first choice for president was Gen.
Sau5,ier and their scheme was that BE- shOuld
govern bat little while, get lull control Of
the army manage 70 get up a rON Organiz-
a coup dctat and then cali IN tho tomte
d. ChambOrd 10 b. king as Henry Y II they
could not get him. then their policy Wa l.
vote Tor the weakest republican candidate.
ia hope that if elected he would rule 50 ieebly
a. To- drive the people 10 king. Next
ia real strength probably, were the julie,
Ferry republicans bUt his supporters. un-
fortunately, were confined b the 50
cllai higher classes the people
acfc furious against him, and lined
the road T. Versatile swearing they woall
blow up ths track capture the trains ami
massacre tho members II they elected Ferry
Other candidates represented all shades OF
opinion down to tho widest communism
Tho two houses of the national legislature.
Ia. members 81 which are known as senators
and deputies. sat together IN one convention
L elect and not since the first revolution
has there been such an exciting day at Yer
sallcs Every foreigner who could procure
1ic.ct was Ia the gallery and conspicuous
la the seat, sets apart Tor the municipal
,ouncilor, was Hon James G. Blaine, who has
nll some experience ia presidential elections,
and was naturally curious 10 SCI how they
ID the thing in France. Outside some JJOcJ
psop!. crowded. swore and cheered As yar
1us nutabilties passed through. But Mr
elaine. the mob aud the republicans were
asre.4bly disappointed, for at the last min
ntc the mOnarchists weakened and the TO
publicau deputils combined, 50 the first bal
l0t resulted thus. Sadi CaruOr, 800 Ferry,
~. 9aus,ier, rs Dc Freycinet, rs. Appert,
-. Girls Oh, ~ Floquet, s. Anatole, De la
Spuli,r. II the American reader would
90. thl iuN significance Of these scattering
votes ut him imagine the 4Ol members " the
senate GnI house in joint convention 70 choose
ID president. and that John l. Sullivan, Herr
Most. Bob lng-fsoll, jay Gould and the Duke
of Marlborough III Le were an American and
d mOuarchist. too receive from two to
tslnt, votes each But the first vote really
sttl.lit Ferry and De Freycinet immedi-
...l. Withdrew, and on the second ballot
S4Ii. ClrDot received 90 votes to pc for all
others $50 the political atmosphere is once
lof. quiet and the French republic has an
.ih,r lose Of life Sadi Carnot is the son VI
4l eminent republican and the grandson OF
oAc still more eminent; he is quiet, cautious
and conservative believed 10 be thoroughly
honest and not suspected Of any danger
oas ambition. IL Is hardly II com
p.lnent T. say that nearly every
b,ly is pleased with his election; for
se may be reasonably sure the monarchists
@odld not have supported him unless they
expected 10 use him." OF the radical com
lnunist and social democrats unless they ex
pectc1 e. continue their plots in safety under
1ii administration He IS u middle aged
man, not heretofore noted for any great
thing and civil engineer by profession.
Ills wife is brilliant ambitious and hand
some woman devoted Catholic, and 1t 10
thought this contributed largely to his cleo
ton The cericals feel sure that the laws
against them will not De vigorously enforced
under linn.